remiss

英 [rɪˈmɪs]

美 [rɪˈmɪs]

adj.  疏忽; 懈怠; 玩忽职守

GRE

BNC.39548 / COCA.24156

牛津词典

adj.

• 疏忽；懈怠；玩忽职守
  not giving sth enough care and attention
  1. It was remiss of them not to inform us of these changes sooner.
     他们粗心大意，没有早一些通知我们这些变化。
  2. She had clearly been remiss in her duty.
     她在工作中显然马马虎虎。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 懈怠的;疏忽的;不负责任的
  If someone isremiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done.
  1. I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
     如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。

英英释义

adj

• failing in what duty requires
  1. derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
  2. neglectful of his duties
  3. remiss of you not to pay your bills
  Synonym:derelictdelinquentneglectful

双语例句

• Much of the media has been remiss, too: most mainstream outlets all but ignored the fact that a revolution was under way in finance during the first seven years of this decade.
  很多媒体也没有负起责任，大部分主流媒体都忽略了这样一个事实：本世纪头七年，正在出现一场金融革命。
• I have never used them myself, nor been in projects that used them in earnest, so I cannot comment on their worth, but I would be remiss if I did not mention their existence.
  我自己从来没有用过这些工具，也没有在项目中用过，所以我说不好其价值，但是我要是不提及其存在就是我的不对了。
• It was remiss of me not to ask you.
  没有问你是我的疏忽。
• I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
  如果我对此不做点儿什么，就是不负责任。
• I'd be remiss if we don't detain him.
  如果我们不拘押他，我就是玩忽职守。
• On-demand is also not in the scope of this discussion but again we would be remiss in not providing a brief connection between on-demand and SOA.
  On-demand也不在我们讨论的范围之内，但是如果在这里不简要地介绍一下On-demand和SOA之间的关系，那将是不负责任的。
• With Uranus so prominent this month, I would be remiss if I didn't warn you that at times your finances will be volatile.
  这个月天王星的影响是如此突出，此时你的财务是不稳定的，如果我没有提醒你这点的话会是我的过失。
• The normal kitchenware waste much time in cooking, and easy to burn the food, if there is high voltage setting or electro, it is very danger once be remiss of!
  普通锅煮东西耗费时间长，还容易烧焦食物，如果有高压装置或者用电，疏于照管甚至还会出现险情，危及安全。
• It was remiss of me not to answer your letter.
  没有给你回信，这是我的疏忽。
• Nourish blood to tranquilize mind, appease neural system, remiss fatigue, improve sleeping and increase sleeping quality step by step.
  养血安神、解烦助眠，对精神系统有安抚作用，缓解人体疲劳，逐步改善睡眠，提高睡眠质量。